/sci/ - Science & Math

>>9083521
Mathmaticians being of the highest field of the sciences is like saying linguists are of the highest field of literature.

Math is just a language, and like other languages it helps with the formalization and working of abstract concepts beyond the immediate capacity of human thought.

Suppose you're on a [family] game show, and the wife is given the choice of 10 doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats.

She picks a door, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, says "you know, this isn't reasonable" and opens 8 other doors, which all have a goat.

He then says, "There, now there are just two doors to choose from. Behind one, a goat, and the other, a car."

The husband now comes in, not knowing what has happened before and only seeing two doors, and the host says to him,
"Behind one of these doors is a goat. The other, a car. You can choose which door to open, or you could decide to stick with your wife's decision, as she has already picked one of the two doors. Which do you choose?"

What does the husband choose? One of the two doors, or does he stick with his wife's choice from when there were 10 doors?